Oregon State
Hawaii
Men's Basketball Edged By Hawaii In OT
December 16, 2003 | Men's Basketball
Dec 15, 2003
HONOLULU (AP) - Michael Kuebler hit a 3-pointer with one second left in overtime to lead Hawaii to a 70-67 victory over Oregon State on Monday night.
Kuebler led all scorers with 24 points, including 11 in overtime, while Phil Martin added 21 points and six rebounds for the Rainbow Warriors (3-2).
Oregon State took a 67-63 lead on Lamar Hurd's two-handed dunk with 2:07 left in overtime, but two free throws by Kuebler, a dunk by Martin and a costly turnover by the Beavers' J.S. Nash with 31 seconds to play set up Kuebler's game winner.
Chris Stephens led the Beavers (4-3) with 18 points. David Lucas added 14 points and 13 boards.
Hurd hit a 3-pointer from top of the key to give Oregon State a 57-55 lead with 18 seconds left in regulation, but Martin scored on a short hook that tied the game at 57-57 and sent the game into overtime.
Kuebler, a 77 percent free-throw shooter, could have helped Hawaii in regulation but missed four free throws over the final 2:19 of the second half.
The Rainbow Warriors were playing in their first regular season game since losing to Dayton in the finals of the Maui Invitational on Nov. 26, a layoff of 19 days.
